Mongolia Travel Planning with Adiya
1-hour planning session
Zoom/Google Meet
$125 USD

Meet Adiya, your expert in Mongolia!

Mongolia travel agent Adiya horseback riding in central Mongolia.

🌍 Lives in: Ulaanbaatar

Regions of Expertise: Countrywide

Experience: 21 years guiding and 17 running a local tour operator

Languages: Mongolian, English, Russian

Adiya’s Specialties:

Outdoors
Active travel
Culture
Overland trips
 

Get to know Adiya!

A note from Adiya:

"Hi, I’m Adiya. I was born and raised in Mongolia and have lived here for most of my life. I have been guiding and organizing trips to my country for 21 years and started my own independent travel agency back in 2004.

First as a boy scout and then later as a guide and tour operator, I’ve now visited all 21 provinces of my country and done just about every activity you can imagine.

What Mongolia offers to the world since opening up after the Soviet regime is too much to say in a paragraph. But my two favorite things are our fabulous natural attractions that are untouched by development and our easy access to authentic nomadic community life and ancient traditions that are barely changed after centuries.

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I’ve helped arrange trips of all types - from multi-week overland journeys to scientific expeditions for the Smithsonian and everything in between. I love showing visitors everything that my country has to offer. That's why after all these years I still take every chance I get to hop in one of our Land Cruisers and hit the road with our clients. It would be my pleasure to help you plan a trip to my country!"

Travelers standing next to a traditional Mongolian yurt homestay
Mongolia travel specialist Adiya doing winter hiking in Mongolia's mountains
 

Mongolia Travel Consultations

Plan a better trip with some help from Adiya

Sit down with Adiya for a one-hour planning session to get his expert advice and the best local tips and recommendations.
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1-hour travel planning session
Connect via Google Meet
Get advice that's tailor-made for you
$125 USD with 100% satisfaction guarantee*
 

Why plan with Adiya

Spend 60 minutes tapping into Adiya’s hyperlocal expertise to plan a better trip.

An expert-approved itinerary
Immediate answers to all your travel questions
Hidden gems & authentic local favorites
Personalized & practical travel advice
Hours of time saved

Frequently Asked Questions

 
  • Consultations cost $125 USD.

  • Consultations are held over Google Meet. Once you’ve scheduled your call, you’ll receive a confirmation email containing the link for your video call. On the scheduled day and time, just click that link to join.

  • Each consultation is different, but here are some common things that our experts typically help with:

    • Itinerary planning

    • Transportation, driving routes, and tips for how to get around

    • Practical travel information; culture, safety, weather, language, money/tipping, etc.

    • Suggested hotels/accommodations and advice on where to base yourself

    • Local recommendations for restaurants, activities, and unique experiences

    • Advice on reputable tour guides, tour operators, and excursions

    • Pro tips on how to best visit popular sights and attractions

    • Ways to avoid overcrowded destinations and tourist traps

    • Insider ideas on off the beaten path places, authentic experiences, and ways to connect with locals

  • What you can get done in an hour depends on your goals for the consultation and how organized you are coming into it.

    In most cases, an hour is ample time to create a solid itinerary, answer your major travel questions, get practical advice on how to travel in your destination, and discuss lots of great local tips and recommendations.

    To ensure that the hour is used efficiently, when you schedule your call, our pre-consultation questionnaire will ask you what your primary goals for the consultation are. Prior to the call, your Local Expert will review your questionnaire and prepare detailed information addressing those goals.

    They’ll come into the call ready to share specific advice, recommendations, itinerary ideas/revisions, and useful links and resources for you to review together.

  • Yes! Each consultation is guided by a comprehensive pre-consultation questionnaire that you fill out immediately upon booking.

    We’ll ask you a series of 30+ detailed questions that really dig into you, your trip, your interests and travel style, and what you want to discuss with your Local Expert.

    The questionnaire will cover things like: the dynamics of your group, the things you enjoy while traveling, your budget, how early you want to start your day and how late you want to end it, whether you want to hit the highlights or roam the back streets, and even what types of restaurants you want to eat at.

    Your Local Expert will focus only on your interests and travel style.

  • Our Local Experts are seasoned travel professionals who have spent decades working in their countries/regions. While their personal interests may be different from yours, they’ve worked with thousands of travelers and have recommendations and advice for every type of individual.

    They know their destinations in-depth and can help plan a trip for every traveler and taste.

  • No. Our service is geared toward independent, do-it-yourself travelers who intend to make bookings on their own.

    Our goal is not to plan your trip for you, but rather to help you plan a better trip independently. To that end, our Local Experts will give you all of the information that you need to confidently put your trip together yourself.

    When Local Experts recommend things like restaurants, hotels, excursions/activities, tours, drivers, etc., they’ll provide you with contact details and links so that you can make the final arrangements on your own.

  • Almost every Go Ask A Local expert has at least 10 years of professional travel experience as a guide or trip planner in their country/region.

    We work with a vetted team of seasoned professionals who know their destinations inside and out.

    Unlike other companies, when you book a call, you’ll always be connected directly with your chosen Local Expert. We never pass anyone on to a junior sales associate or some anonymous back office team. With us, what you see is what you get.

 

Ready to plan with Adiya?

Here’s how to schedule your consultation:

1. Book a time on Adiya's calendar
2. Fill out our pre-consultation questionnaire
3. On your scheduled day & time, hop on Zoom and talk to Adiya!
 

Tailor-Made Trips to Mongolia

Plan and book your dream trip with Adiya

In addition to offering Mongolia Travel Consultations, Adiya is also an expert local tour operator who has been designing and leading active and culture-focused trips all over Mongolia for 2 decades. If you want to plan and book your trip with an expert local agent, Adiya is your man!

 

How it works: Schedule a free 20-minute introductory call to meet Adiya and learn about the type of trip that you could plan together.

Next steps: After the call, if you decide that you’d like to hire Adiya as your local travel agent, you’ll work one-on-one to collaboratively plan and book your trip to Mongolia.

Who is this service right for? Travelers who like to be involved in their trip planning, but want an expert to manage the specifics:

Adiya will take care of the itinerary creation, bookings and arrangements, transportation & logistics, tours/activities, etc., so that you can focus on the fun stuff.

Learn more about the tailor-made trip planning process here.

 

Check out some sample trips

  • 9 Days in the Gobi Desert & Central Mongolia

    Experience 9 days of stunning Mongolian landscapes, traveling from the Gobi Desert to Central Mongolia, Karakorum, Khustai National Park and finally ending Terelj National Park.

  • Altai Mountains, Mini Gobi, & Eagle Hunting in 5 days

    See the spectacular natural beauty of Altai country and Tolbo Lake. Stay with an Eagle Hunter family and learn about our nomadic culture. Travel through the Mongolian steppe, seeing mountains and hills filled with beautiful wildlife.

  • Golden Eagle Festival - 6-day Trip

    The Eagle Festival or Golden Eagle Festival is a traditional annual festival held in Bayan-Ulgii province in Mongolia. At the eagle festival, Kazakh eagle hunters (Burkitshi) celebrate their heritage and compete for various awards. This is a true cultural experience.

  • Altai Mountains - 5-day Trip

    Bayan-Ulgii is Mongolia’s western province, and home to the Altai Mountains and our unique Kazakh nomadic culture. Traveling to Altai is the real adventure of a lifetime.

  • Horse Trekking to 8 Lakes Valley & Mini Gobi Desert

    This trip is a marvelous way to experience Central Mongolia: trek on horseback through beautiful country to the unique Eight Lakes of Khuis volcanic lake region.